TWO NEW PUBLIC TOILETTES IN LOURMARIN: UN GRAND SOULAGEMENT
It’s August and, as tourist season moves into full throttle in little Lourmarin—crowds bulging at the [...]
Articles by Susan Manfull
MAS DE CADENET: SEVEN GENERATIONS OF NÉGREL FAMILY WINEMAKERS
“The greatest challenge as a [seventh-generation] wine maker is to find your place,” said Matthieu Négrel. He and his sister Maud Négrel comprise the most recent generation of wine makers to step forward at Mas de Cadenet and, along with their father Guy Négrel, work to [...]
Sparkling rosé from Côtes de Provence
Over in Côtes de Provence, the snoops are hearing buzz about a movement to create a new denomination focusing on “sparkling rosés” from Côtes de Provence. The method of fermentation differs from that that is used in Champagne. There’s growing [...]
LOU PÉBRE D’AÏ IS A GREAT REASON TO MAKE A DETOUR TO LAURIS
Aside from watching my daughter play soccer in Lauris, I never had a reason to get out of my car in this [...]
LA TOUR-D’AIGUES’ MARKET: A SMALL MARKET WITH A BIG BACKDROP
For a small market, La Tour-d’Aigues’ market certainly has a dramatic backdrop. Every Tuesday, the open [...]
24 HOURS AT ALAIN DUCASSE‘S HOSTELLERIE DE L’ABBAYE DE LA CELLE—I ONLY WISH WE COULD HAVE STAYED LONGER
“It’s breathing history and serenity…and then there’s the food.” Tancrède Barale, Managing [...]
EYGALIÉRES IS AMONG MY TEN FAVORITE PROVENCE MARKETS
The sleepy village of Eygalières awakes with a roar on Friday mornings in the summer. Trucks, vans, station [...]
SAFFRON: THE OTHER FIELD OF PURPLE IN PROVENCE
Deep in the heart of the pine, oak, and garrigue covered forests that lie between Mont Ventoux and Les [...]
LA FÊTE DE LA MUSIQUE IN LOURMARIN
The great part of staying in a maison village–home in the village–is that you are in the thick of [...]
THERE’S MORE THAN ONE D-DAY
June 6th marked the 70th anniversary of the Allied landing on the beaches of Normandy. I got a message early [...]
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